Dame Lesley Regan

“gave a keynote address on her work spearheading her government's Women's Health Strategy”

“at every medical appointment, a woman should be asked about her menstrual health.”

“I have to say I'm really impressed. It's been such an exciting morning talking to really really passionate healthcare professionals and I have been offered the privilege of meeting so many people using the services and they come from such a large variety of walks of life and every one of them feels safe and valued here and I think that's wonderful.”

“When we get it right for women, everyone benefits.”

“Research is the engine that drives real progress in women's health.”

“We are the only country I know in the world with a national health service free at the point of delivery. Yet we've got so complacent about the important things in women's health that we've really let girls and women down.”

“Some 400,000 women in the UK will become menopausal this year, but the vast majority of them will have very little knowledge of what underlies the many and varied symptoms.”

“Some 400,000 women in the UK will become menopausal this year, but the vast majority of them will have very little knowledge of what underlies the many and varied symptoms women may experience as they transition from the perimenopause into menopause and the start of their post-reproductive lifespan.”

“There was "already a men's health strategy – it's called the NHS".”

“We are at an exciting turning point for women's health in this country. This conference offers us a vital opportunity to improve how we listen, learn and act collaboratively, to achieve positive change both locally and nationally.”

“I envision women being seen in community-based health hubs where they can access a range of services in a single visit.”

“Despite wider concerns about its links with cancer, she argues that it's key in prolonging mobility, longevity and cognitive health.”

“When you get it right for women, everybody else benefits and that is a fact, so when you get things rights for women you get happier families and the whole of society benefits.”